Best Of Spirit Guides 2018 Winners

MEET THE MYSTICAL AF WINNERS OF THE 2ND ANNUAL BEST OF SPIRIT GUIDES

hat fun we all had this year voting for our favorite spiritual people, places, and things!

The best part about it for us—and hopefully for you, too!—is discovering all the new new that you all brought to our attention through your individual votes (yes, we go through every one!)!

Thank you to everyone for voting and sharing and spreading the LOVE. We all rise together, and we hope you’ll enjoy discovering all of the winners, runners up, and honorable mentions on this page as much as we have!

Without further ado, the winners of the 2018 Best Of Spirit Guides are…

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Best Tarot Reader: Ruchika Beri

A persona of mysticism and charm, Ruchika Beri—Tarot reader and mystic healer—made it her life’s mission to tap into the powers of Tarot cards four years ago. She believes that Tarot readings not only guide individuals to the right path but also offer a fresh perspective to life.

Many consider psychic phenomenon among other theories to be the real secret behind these readings. Ruchika, on the other hand, believes in the true nature of a common dominion. The reader in her has imbibed knowledge from the surroundings and nurturing the information about the cards while relying on her intuition to give people the answers. Connect with her at tarotencounters.com.

Best Astrologer: Rebecca M. Farrar, Wild Witch of the West

Rebecca M. Farrar (fa-rar, like Ferrari without the “i”), MA, aka Wild Witch of the West, is an astrologer and lover living in San Francisco. Before studying archetypal astrology more than eight years ago, she was a huge skeptic of astrology. She now offers astrology readings with a down-to-Earth approach, utilizing her studies on the evolution of consciousness, mythology, and psychology. In 2013, she completed her M.A. at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness (PCC) program. While there, she studied with archetypal astrologer Rick Tarnas, activist Joanna Macy, and psychotherapist and pioneer Stan Grof.

When not staring at astrology transits, she can be found wandering Ocean Beach, which she acknowledges is sacred Ohlone land, curled up with a good book, or “force” cuddling her kitty, Freyja. Learn more about archetypal astrology and connect with her at wildwitchwest.com.

Best Medium, Best Psychic, Best Animal Communicator:Apryl Nicole

Apryl Nicole is an internationally recognized psychic medium based in California who has been able to communicate with spirit from age three. She works with her abilities to bring healing, closure, and growth to those seeking insight and guidance. Apryl has been featured on Nat Geo Wild with Andre Milan for her diverse abilities as an animal communicator.

Apryl has been a guest celebrity reader on many notable podcasts including Calling Out with Dr. Drew and Susan Pinsky. Amongst her many prestigious awards, Apryl is a proud recipient of the 2017 Social Activist Award with Best American Psychics and is the top-rated psychic medium in Orange County, CA. Learn more and work with her at aprylnicole.com.

Best Energy Healer: Rachel Sorrell

Rachel Sorrell is a Maya-influenced energy worker. Her experience living with illness throughout her life brought her to study plant medicine in the Guatemalan jungle, which then led her home to follow her path. She works closely with ceremonial grade cacao, a natural resource to reach higher states of consciousness in meditation. Her work primarily focuses on soul healing and works directly with the energies in the Mayan Tzolk’in Calendar. Learn more at sorrellshealingarts.com.

Best Spiritual Counselor: Nancy Hess

For most of her life, Nancy Hess, founder of SF Spirit House, has worked very closely with spirit to not only bring forth messages and healing energies for those here in the physical but to bring “therapy” to spirits as well—ushering them to their next best place (think grim reaper but with a light sarcastic flair!). In conjunction with that, she also specializes in spirit attachments, soul retrievals, and emotional healing for both those alive as well as the dead.

Nancy works to empower her clients—teaching and guiding them to harness their own power, diminish fears of the unknown, bring a tangibility and vocabulary to conversations about the physical body/energy systems, the dead, and more. Work with her and learn more about SF Spirit House at sfspirit.house.

Best Angel Communicator: Shelly Ayers

Shelly Ayers is a spiritual counselor, lifestyle expert, and healer who helps others gain the clarity and confidence to live their best life now. She is known for just knowing things which is a spiritual gift known as claircognizance or “clear knowing.” She has spent two decades applying many forms of deep spiritual, religious, and motivational practices into her daily life. Shelly sees adversities in life as a chance to transform into something better than you thought you could be. She now helps others do the same.
Shelly’s wisdom and expertise come from a natural ability to read energy, and over two decades of personal development. She is a teacher at heart, and strives to teach you how to recognize your own intuitive guidance with every session. Connect with Shelly and absorb her wisdom, including that of angels, at shellyayers.com.

Best Witch: Juliet Diaz

Juliet Diaz is the creator and owner of The School of Witchery and November Sage Apothecary. She’s known as a witch healer and plant whisperer, as well as a Hay House Author. Juliet is Afro-Cuban and Iberian, and comes from a long line of witch healers. Signs of her natural gifts, including healing, energy reading, communication with Spirit and other realms shone through at the age of three.

She believes magic lives within us all and feels passionately about inspiring others to connect to their own innate powers. She has over 33 years experience as a practicing witch and has a master’s of Science in Herbal Medicine. Learn more and tap into your magic at novembersage.com.

Best Shamanic Practitioner: Andye Murphy

Andye Murphy—aka The Rock n’ Roll Shaman—has been trained in multiple lifetimes for her current role as the Rock ‘n Roll Shaman. With past memories and abilities intact, her skills are cultivated from past-life initiations, powerful shamanic teachings, and spontaneous activations from the Archangels, Ascended Masters, and the Golden Elohim.

She has a full-time practice in her Arvada, Colorado office, as well as via phone and Skype. A Cancer in five houses, with rich intuition, spot-on accuracy, and a deep empathy for the current challenges of the Spirit, Andye offers a profoundly personal space for healing and remembering, and for general soul delight. Her laugh can be heard through the walls and a box of kleenex is always at the ready. She’s a true gift to the world! Learn more and heal with her at rockandrollshaman.com.

Best Horoscopes: Chani Nicholas

Chani Nicholas has been a student of astrology since she was 12 years old and a counseling astrologer for almost 20 years. Many of her ideas, philosophies, and concepts have been and are constantly shaped by LGBTQI2S, POC, feminist writers, artists, thinkers, activists, and community members, as well as by her colleagues, and folks who she works with both in individual readings and group settings.

She aims to make astrology practical, approachable, and useful. Otherwise, she says, it’s all just cosmic hot air and planets far from reach. Learn more at chaninicholas.com.

Best Spiritual Retreat: Spirit Weavers Gathering

With a tagline like “An embrace of the feminine and ancestral ways,” it’s no wonder why Spirit Weavers Gathering won best retreat of the year! Spirit Weavers Gathering is a five day celebration of cultures past and present—a remembering and practicing of basic human skills to ensure the survival of the body and the soul.

Farming practices, working with fibers, weaving, creating ceremony, sharing meals at night and dreams in the morning, the making of plant medicines, singing songs, together as a community—these were the common knowledge ways of the past and part of the simple pleasures of a life lived in balance and harmony with nature. At this retreat, women gather together and share our skills in remembrance of the beauty path and an honoring of our Ancestors. Learn more at spiritweaversgathering.com.

Best Spiritual Festival: Wanderlust Festivals

Wanderlust Festivals are all-out celebrations of mindful living. In the midst of some of the most breathtaking natural settings imaginable, be surrounded by a dynamic family of one-of-a-kind instructors, musicians, speakers, chefs, and fellow celebrants. Step into what’s beyond: new ideas, new friends, new foods, new moves. And at the end of all this blissed-out exploring you’ll find you’ve come home—to yourself. Learn more at wanderlust.com.

Best Metaphysical Shop (Online): November Sage

November Sage houses real healers and Witches with the sole purpose of helping you heal and rise. We are daughters of the Earth that work with the spirits of Nature to bring you natural, powerful, medicinal, magickal ingredients filled with pure honest love. Holistic products lovingly handcrafted and 100 percent natural/organic and vegan. Learn more at novembersage.com.

Best Spiritual Book (2018): Evolution of Goddess

Emma Mildon is a modern mystic leader and author who has worked with and learned from medicine men, healers, psychics, authors, artists, activists, yogis throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. She is the author of The Soul Searcher’s Handbook, and this year her new publication Evolution of Goddess: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Activating Your Feminine Superpowers knocked y’all off your seats this year! Learn more and buy the book here!

Best Tarot Deck: The Wild Unknown

Artist and author Kim Krans created The Wild Unknown Tarot deck in 2012 and since it has been a staple in now-age spiritual circles. Each year it continues to surprise, enchant, and defy its own definition. The phrase The Wild Unknown is taken from the lyrics of a Bob Dylan song called Isis, and Krans says “The Wild Unknown” is a feeling. It is a place within. It’s the part of us we do not yet understand, but long to know. Learn more and check the deck out at thewildunknown.com.

Best Oracle Deck: Angels and Ancestors Oracle

It’s no surprise that your favorite Angel Communicator has also won the Best Oracle Deck with his freshly release Angels and Ancestors Oracle. Congregating within the hidden spiritual realms are angels and ancestors who are using their wisdom to help heal the Earth. We can access this incredible force of love, but first we must be willing, says Kyle. This oracle will help you forge that connection. Learn more at kylegray.co.uk.

Best Spiritual Podcast: Ghost of a Podcast

Ghost of a Podcast is the brainchild of super cool San Fran astrologer, psychic medium, and animal communicator Jessica Lanyadoo. Tune in weekly for your horoscope and homework based on the current astrology! Lanyadoo chooses a listener question weekly and offers guidance that is practical, mystical, and ultimately helps you help yourself! Also, on top of extremely skilled at her craft, she’s fresh, funny, and real hip! Listen to the podcast and cast your question at lovelanyadoo.com.

Best Spiritual Webinar/Course: Soul Tarot School

When Tarot is intentionally utilized as a tool for the soul’s growth, it can aid us in organically releasing identification with fear, ego and brain chemistry. It can assist in healing trauma, and it can be deep medicine in the face of pain. This is Soul Tarot. Developed by Lindsay Mack, Soul Tarot is an unlearning, a reconnection, a re-wilding; it is tarot for a new consciousness.
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Soul Tarot School is an online center for workshops, courses, and retreats, all to support an exploration of the Tarot as a mirror to our truth, and to the present moment. The material presented in these classes can help us to re-align with our soul’s truth, our inner compass, and our innate wildness. In Soul Tarot, there are no “good” or “bad” cards—it is all medicine. It views each and every card as an opportunity, an invitation into growth and expansion through life’s challenges and contractions. Learn more at lindsaymack.com.

Honorable Mentions

While it wasn’t possible for everyone to be at the top of the list, we want to give love to all the people who received a vote in Best Of Spirit Guides 2018. These badasses are all raising the vibration!

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1 Comment

Nicole Magee
on July 17, 2019 at 7:44 pm

I met my Mario in 2017. We have a very rare connection with much pure love and a once in a lifetime connection. A local expert helped me figure out Mario’s ex wife Miechele is using spells, voodoo black magic with various helpers has caused us many problems and has separated us since January 2019. She’s been doing spells on him for years and she’s very jealous of me.

Miechele his ex wife and her helpers have managed to keep us separated even though we’ve been trying to desperately connect with each other. I’ve even tried using other experts spells but nothing seems to work. Mario’s now 100% aware of everything she’s doing hates her very much especially because of what she’s doing to us. Just recently he’s gone to the police to report her illegal activities (hacking into his accounts).

My goals are to break and nullify the effects of her & her helpers powers, to banish her and her helpers for good, to remove all her spells, clean us both up and get her in trouble with the police bring us back. Can you help me find someone who can help me with these goals and if so who & what would you do recommend? Thank you!